diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b12f4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
+. tools/build/envDefaults
+echo $PATH
+onos-buck build onos
+onos-buck test
+onos-buck build //docs:external //docs:internal --show-output
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
index c97e018..08932f6 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
@@ -91,15 +91,7 @@
 
     builders:
     #put shell scripts in file then make sure shell check is installed on verify vms
-      - shell: |
-            #!/bin/bash
-            ONOS_ROOT=`pwd`
-            . tools/build/envDefaults
-            echo $PATH
-            onos-buck build onos
-            onos-buck test
-            onos-buck build //docs:external //docs:internal --show-output
-
+      - shell: !include-raw-escape: onos-verify.yaml
 
 - project:
     name: onos